Dollar Moves Up;
Consumers Show
Greater Optimism

The dollar continued to recoup last week's declines, ending higher across the board after a survey showed that falling gas prices have eased Americans' worries about the U.S. economy.

After being taken to task in the past two weeks by gloomy data on the U.S. housing and manufacturing sectors, dollar-bullish traders found something positive to grab on to with the September consumer-confidence reading by the Conference Board.